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For eco-friendly drivers who want to pimp their rides, Toyota has you covered. “It’s a bundle of appearance and handling parts – not powertrain upgrades,” USA Today reports. “The package will not be cheap: $3,699 for Prius Two, Three, and Four models and $2,999 for the Prius Five.”

McDonald’s may have served billions, but every customer’s happy about it. “A new consumer survey has crowned In-N-Out Burger as the nation’s fast food favorite,” CNN reports, “while giving low marks to iconic chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King and KFC.”

This isn’t funny, it’s sad: “Incarcerated black males at every age experience death rates that are lower than for black males outside of prison,” the Grio reports. One reason could be that prison offers better health care than the poor can get otherwise.

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=552899094 Sharyn Fischer

I find it disgusting that you categorize the “Black men have better health care in prison” story as FUNNY. Ironic, yes, unjust, tragic, and well worth bringing to our attention. But not even a little bit funny.
I now distrust anything you generate, and will assume that your writers begin with a racist, classist agenda.

I read the whole article (both pages) and found it to be very thought provoking. As a matter of fact, I’ve decided to give a closer look at president Obama’s and congress’ Healthcare Initiative and let my elected representatives know what I’m thinking in regard to the information reported in this article.